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    An act that appropriates private wealth without compensat... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The crown may legitimately alter the denomination of money to serve the common good

    An act that appropriates private wealth without compensation cannot be justified merely by labeling it a public benefit.

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    • 1.Property rights derive from individual effort and consent; uncompensated seizure violates this foundational moral entitlement.
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    • 2.Allowing appropriation based on claimed benefits removes meaningful constraints on state power, enabling tyranny of the majority.
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    • 3.Compensation mechanisms exist and are feasible; their omission suggests the benefit claim cannot withstand scrutiny of actual costs.
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    • 1.Some acts (conscription, taxation, quarantine) appropriately override property claims when they prevent severe, widespread harms.
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    • 2.Labeling something a 'public benefit' is not mere rhetoric; measurable welfare gains can justify uncompensated appropriation in principle.
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    • 3.Compensation requirements are sometimes impossible (evacuating a burning building, halting epidemic spread) yet ethically justified.
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